Friday, 25 September 2015

Island Blanket

The Island Blanket is finished...and I'm so happy with it!

I started this blanket whilst we were on our summer holidays to the Isle of Arran. My little family and I all absolutely adore Arran. It's such a beautiful island with so much to do, but it's relaxing at the same time. We stayed in a lovely little cottage and I was able to make lots of the starburst circles in the evenings whilst we were there. It was so enjoyable to do this while we were all sitting together relaxing at night.

I loved putting together a little collage of some of our holiday photos so you could see how my colour choices for the blanket were inspired by all the gorgeous colours of this island.

The pattern for the starburst squares is from Jane Brocket's book The Gentle Art of Knitting. A knitting book which also happens to have a couple of crochet patterns!

The yarn used for the circles and cream edging was all Stylecraft Special DK and the main colour was Stylecraft Life DK in mint, which happens to be my favourite yarn shade at the moment. I used a 3.mm hook and made 56 squares in total. It's not a very big blanket...more of a lap size really but that's okay, it didn't really need to be a huge blanket and I can still see this being a favourite in our house.

I think working on a new blanket every summer holiday might be a new tradition for me...I just enjoyed this so much!

Every time I look at this blanket I'm sure I'll be reminded of our holiday on Arran and that's definitely a good thing.

I really like to hear about the inspiration behind craft projects, it is always so interesting. Lovely that your blanket holds such treasured memories of your family holiday to Arran. What a beautiful blanket Marianne, really gorgeous

I think starting a project whilst on holiday is a great idea. It will always be a lovely reminder of the wonderful times you've while you were away. The collages are just brilliant, I can see your colour choices were truly inspired by those on the island. X

It's simply gorgeous, and the colours are just lovely - I can see why that mint shade is your favourite. I always plan a holiday project when we go away, but I love the idea of making a blankie each time - you should definitely do that. We love Arran too - have you ever been to Trafalgar restaurant in Whiting Bay? It's a treat and a guaranteed great evening. :-) Hugs xx

Your blanket is beautiful. I've never been to Arran though I've been very close to it. I think it's a great idea to crochet (or knit) a blanket when on holiday. Have a look at my recent post about a blanket I started on holiday last year to St. Petersburg. It's finally finished.

This is so, so lovely. You always make such beautiful blankets and you have such a unique style. I love handmade projects which have their roots in a holiday or favourite place, they give it more meaning somehow. This is just like all the photos you've taken, you captured it so well. xx

ooo! Lovely blanket! I love the colours you've used, very pretty. How lovely to have crocheted some of it on holiday, so that it reminds you of your holiday. Some of my blankets and quilts remind me of tv programme that were on while I was making them!! Popping in as part of my blog comment challenge 300 in 30 days.

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Hello! I'm Marianne and I live in Scotland with my husband G and our wee girl, Miss M. I love all things crafty - sewing, knitting, baking, cross stitch and crochet. I'm happiest when I have at least a few projects on the go! Thank you for visiting my blog.